Trump Calls for NATO States To Up Defense Spending to 5% of GDP

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U.S. President Donald Trump is urging NATO member states to increase defense spending to 5% of their GDP. He says the U.S. has been contributing more to the military alliance than the group's 32 other countries.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has called on NATO member states to increase defense spending

00:06to 5 percent of their GDP.

00:08We're protecting them, you know.

00:11They're not protecting us, we're protecting them.

00:14So I don't think we should be spending, I'm not sure we should be spending anything, but

00:17we should certainly be helping them.

00:18But they should up their 2 percent to 5 percent.

00:23Trump first made the comments while addressing the World Economic Forum in Switzerland by

00:28video link, and addressed NATO again while signing executive orders from the White House.

00:33Only two-thirds of NATO members reached the current 2 percent commitment.

00:37The U.S.'s contributions to the military alliance made up over 15 percent of the group's spending

00:42in 2024.

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